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john bolten, dan senor who had one of the toughest diplomatic missions. so these are the people he's retained that we have to -- this is really important. we have 6,539 people we lost in these two wars. afghanistan we had the longest war. >> you were in afghanistan. >> i was in iraq. we have over 50,000 people injured. on top of foreign policy, if i could say, howard, veterans peace. i'm not confident that governor romney understands what the commitment means to veterans. he proposed the voucherization of the va. to voucherize the va. not dissimilar to what congressman ryan wants to do to medicare. this is a sacred trust we have with our veterans. i'm not sure he understands what it is. he talks tough about increasing the budget for the military $2 trillion beyond what the joint chiefs ask asked for. do you know that the president has put us on a path to spend 5 $55.8 trillion on our military. those more than the five closest allies. >> a new ad contrasts the president's handling of iraq and afghanistan with what romney has said he will do. let's take a l
john bolten, dan senor who had one of the toughest diplomatic missions. so these are the people he's retained that we have to -- this is really important. we have 6,539 people we lost in these two wars. afghanistan we had the longest war. >> you were in afghanistan. >> i was in iraq. we have over 50,000 people injured. on top of foreign policy, if i could say, howard, veterans peace. i'm not confident that governor romney understands what the commitment means to veterans. he...
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i was asking dan senor about it. you know the ryan budget is going to come up and there are differences between the romney budget and the ryan budget. not major ones, but enough that there are some distinctions, and ryan has to walk that line. hey, wait a minute. i'm defending the romney ticket here, not my own, but he's going to be tempted to defend his own budget, has he not? >> i've listened to him talk about this now since he became the vice presidential pick, and he does a really good job making it not about his budget but about romney's budget and showing there's not a lot of daylight between the two of them. he manages to pull that off pretty well without stumbling. i'm confident he'll be able to do that tonight, and what differences there are have been lost on the public. this is really getting into the weeds once you get into that budget stuff. i'm not worried about that part of the debate. >> speaking of wooeeeds, do you think it's going to be as weedsy as it was last time. they know this stuff three, four
i was asking dan senor about it. you know the ryan budget is going to come up and there are differences between the romney budget and the ryan budget. not major ones, but enough that there are some distinctions, and ryan has to walk that line. hey, wait a minute. i'm defending the romney ticket here, not my own, but he's going to be tempted to defend his own budget, has he not? >> i've listened to him talk about this now since he became the vice presidential pick, and he does a really...
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does he say what dan senor basically uttered this morning. that his line of thinking in dealing with iran is very similar to the president in that he supported the sanctions and basically the difference is as someone put it earlier, na mitt romney basically talks a tougher game. but on paper and policy it is the same? >> i think it will be the latter of those two approaches. it won't be the governor romney that showed up in primary season and thumped his chest with all that tough talk. i hope that bob schieffer on a subject like iran will press him and will say, what specific aal, governor, distinguishes kwur position from that of the president? i've long been of the opinion there's no difference except the tough talk. >> chip, is that the case? is it a matter of who can use the best, strong language? is there a difference today between governor romney and what they have outlined as the plan with iran. >> they say economic sanctions is the way to go. war is the last choice to go. i think what mitt romney does is take these foreign policy issu
does he say what dan senor basically uttered this morning. that his line of thinking in dealing with iran is very similar to the president in that he supported the sanctions and basically the difference is as someone put it earlier, na mitt romney basically talks a tougher game. but on paper and policy it is the same? >> i think it will be the latter of those two approaches. it won't be the governor romney that showed up in primary season and thumped his chest with all that tough talk. i...
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. >> this morning, romney's senior foreign policy advisor dan senor said his candidate would not rule out negotiations. >> it's got to be a comprehensive strategy. we should utilize a range of tools in our tool kit in achieving that diplomatic outcome. >> he would sit down for bilateral talks? >> his approach is we have to reach a diplomatic solution. he will not rule out any of these tools. let me be clear. as president he's going to have to assess the situation and make a judgment, what's the best way to get there. >> joining us from washington, former state department spokesman, p.j. crowley and here on set, msnbc contributor jonathan capehart of "washington post" and "new york times" magazine editor, mr. sunday morning himself, hugo lindgren. p.j., please give us some clarity and some answers here because i am so confused. as far as iran, the fact that dan senor is saying governor romney might not rule out one-on-one negotiations with the iranians over the nuclear program seems to have muddied the waters which are muddy already over what a mitt romney foreign policy strategy would
. >> this morning, romney's senior foreign policy advisor dan senor said his candidate would not rule out negotiations. >> it's got to be a comprehensive strategy. we should utilize a range of tools in our tool kit in achieving that diplomatic outcome. >> he would sit down for bilateral talks? >> his approach is we have to reach a diplomatic solution. he will not rule out any of these tools. let me be clear. as president he's going to have to assess the situation and...
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dan senor was literally spinning around the room trying to explain what was a very new policy proposal from the romney/ryan side on afghanistan. >> you also got a name check from paul ryan which i will play you now. >> when it comes to our veterans, we owe them a great debt of gratitude for what they've done for us, including your son, beau. but we also want to make sure that we don't lose the things we fought so hard to get. >> flattering that you got a name there and it was all well-intentioned. paul ryan seemed to suggest there could be more, not less activity in afghanistan which may concern many americans, who believe that basically, rather like with iraq, the afghanistan conflict was coming to an end and with it the loss of life to american military and also the huge financial cost. if the republicans were to win and actually put more troops in afghanistan, what would that do, do you think, to the morale of the military? >> the military does what it's asked to do. no matter who their commander in chief is. that's the remarkable thing about serving and the people that i serve with
dan senor was literally spinning around the room trying to explain what was a very new policy proposal from the romney/ryan side on afghanistan. >> you also got a name check from paul ryan which i will play you now. >> when it comes to our veterans, we owe them a great debt of gratitude for what they've done for us, including your son, beau. but we also want to make sure that we don't lose the things we fought so hard to get. >> flattering that you got a name there and it was...
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dan senor. i will protect the baby. you're watching a special edition of "morning joe" live from boca. we'll be right back. [ woman ] ring. ring. progresso. i just finished a bowl of your new light chicken pot pie soup and it's so rich and creamy... is it really 100 calories? let me put you on webcan... ...lean roasted chicken... and a creamy broth mmm i can still see you. [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. to bring you a low-priced medicare prescription drug plan. ♪ with a low national plan premium... ♪ ...and copays as low as one dollar... ♪ ...saving on your medicare prescriptions is easy. ♪ so you're free to focus on the things that really matter. call humana at 1-800-808-4003. or go to walmart.com for details. ♪ >>> all right. here we are. back at boca raton, with the mayor, and gary rack, the owner of racks. madam mayor? >> yes, sir. >> what's the biggest issue in boca raton. is it true the biggest issue is too few safety deposit boxes? >> no, no. that is not a correct answer. but t
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senor you guys. you know you got elliott abrams those kind of people that were with george w. bush and he's surrounding himself with that there's a there's a big difference well there is a difference here michael i go back you know new york you know let's say you know he's the president that uses drones almost on a daily basis ok you don't need shock in our. please i think when the big big critical questions we have to ask is that what really is the purpose of the debate and the debate here and i think the viewers really have to understand this the bay people in general watched the debate and millions upon millions upon millions watched the debate but it's not to be convinced and this is important to recognize it is a tool there's no question about that there's a platform but the essence of the debate and very few people change their minds because of the debate the essence of the debate is not to focus on details and i'm sorry the reality is that americans don't like details they don't like numbers a
senor you guys. you know you got elliott abrams those kind of people that were with george w. bush and he's surrounding himself with that there's a there's a big difference well there is a difference here michael i go back you know new york you know let's say you know he's the president that uses drones almost on a daily basis ok you don't need shock in our. please i think when the big big critical questions we have to ask is that what really is the purpose of the debate and the debate here and...
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ryan was prepped for his debate by senior foreign policy adviser dan senor who worked for president bush from the invasion of iraq in 2003. does it not sound a little rich to you that this man attacks the current administration for communication failures when he's the same individual who sold the country bogus claims about weapons of mass destruction and was known to lie about conditions in iraq in order to support the re-election of george bush? >> it is astounding that one would have the nerve to even utter the words conspiracy and, you know, the types of things that these republicans are trying to do, but this is what they do, martin. we saw another contradiction here where we had mr. isa talking about and criticizing the president and saying we needed to have more security, and he himself voted in 2009 to get rid of 300 embassy security positions, and over the last two budgets the republican congress has cut some $500 billion from the request of the president for embassy security and for facilities. and so, you know, i've called on chairman isa to the join me, and i also have called
ryan was prepped for his debate by senior foreign policy adviser dan senor who worked for president bush from the invasion of iraq in 2003. does it not sound a little rich to you that this man attacks the current administration for communication failures when he's the same individual who sold the country bogus claims about weapons of mass destruction and was known to lie about conditions in iraq in order to support the re-election of george bush? >> it is astounding that one would have...
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you just heard dan senor. do you believe the president's policies in libya, in egypt, in iran, for example, and in israel, do you believe that those policies have gone astray, away or have not just worked out? >> it's very interesting because governor romney has said he wants policies that are linked to our values. i think president obama in terms of u.s. policy and encouraging mubarak to step aside, encouraging ben ali to step aside, likewise the fine line between dictatorship and democracy will take decades. there will be steps forward and backwards along the path. i think what i heard dan say, and i hope he wasn't meaning that, to say that the policy sun raveling, we want to move back towards dictatorship in the middle east, and that's certainly not what president bush had as a policy. the united states has firmly established supporting democracy. >> p.j., let me address that directly. >> let me address that directly. 30,000 people dead in syria. tens of thousands of people in refugee camps along the border
you just heard dan senor. do you believe the president's policies in libya, in egypt, in iran, for example, and in israel, do you believe that those policies have gone astray, away or have not just worked out? >> it's very interesting because governor romney has said he wants policies that are linked to our values. i think president obama in terms of u.s. policy and encouraging mubarak to step aside, encouraging ben ali to step aside, likewise the fine line between dictatorship and...
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senore. uses dan to light the way forward. >> when i read that one of the advisers to romney said he wasn't up to date on the talking points, who was he getting them from? he wasn't up to date on what the neocons were saying. good luck. good luck, buddy. thank you, robert gibbs and also alex up in new york. this is "hardball," the place for politics live from boca raton, the place for the final presidential debate. no, no, no, stop! humans -- one day, we're coming up with the theory of relativity, the next... stop, stop, stop! my car! not so much. but that's okay. you're covered with great ideas like optional better car replacement from liberty mutual insurance. total your car, and we give you the money to buy one a model year newer. learn about it at libertymutual.com. liberty mutual insurance. responsibility -- what's your policy? to compete on the global stage. what we need are people prepared for the careers of our new economy. by 2025 we could have 20 million jobs without enough college
senore. uses dan to light the way forward. >> when i read that one of the advisers to romney said he wasn't up to date on the talking points, who was he getting them from? he wasn't up to date on what the neocons were saying. good luck. good luck, buddy. thank you, robert gibbs and also alex up in new york. this is "hardball," the place for politics live from boca raton, the place for the final presidential debate. no, no, no, stop! humans -- one day, we're coming up with the...
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. >> thank you very much, dan senor, for your help today. >> good to be with you. thanks. >> i know dan is in debate camp helping paul ryan. we'll talk next about that. >>> coming up, los angeles's mayor. what is the president's come back after the debate? and biden versus ryan. the pressure ahead of that event. [ male announcer ] how do you measure happiness? by the armful? by the barrelful? the carful? how about...by the bowlful? campbell's soups give you nutrition, energy, and can help you keep a healthy weight. campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. boring. boring. [ jack ] after lauren broke up with me, i went to the citi private pass page and decided to be...not boring. that's how i met marilyn... giada... really good. yes! [ jack ] ...and alicia. ♪ this girl is on fire [ male announcer ] use any citi card to get the benefits of private pass. more concerts, more events, more experiences. [ jack ] hey, who's boring now? [ male announcer ] get more access with the citi card. [ crowd cheering, mouse clicks ] >>> with two weeks before the final presidential
. >> thank you very much, dan senor, for your help today. >> good to be with you. thanks. >> i know dan is in debate camp helping paul ryan. we'll talk next about that. >>> coming up, los angeles's mayor. what is the president's come back after the debate? and biden versus ryan. the pressure ahead of that event. [ male announcer ] how do you measure happiness? by the armful? by the barrelful? the carful? how about...by the bowlful? campbell's soups give you nutrition,...
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i talked to stephanie cutter and dan senor this morning. they're interested in talking about afghanistan and libya, particularly the romney campaign and talking about iran, this report out of t"the new york time times". will an undecided voter vote on the issue tonight? that remains to be seen, toure. >> it remains to be seen how many watch the debate. the candidates are seated at a table together, so they don't have the physical confront tragss that they had last time it's 90 minutes on foreign policy. how much of an impact do you think a 90-minute foreign policy debate can make on the election at this point? >> it's a good point, krystal. you have "monday night football" on and game seven of a national league world series. these are huge chunks of american people watching those things. i think people are interested and engaged generally in the race. it does represent the last time we talk about the conventions and the three debates as the only time the whole country sits, stops and watches the campaign. this is the last time we'll have a
i talked to stephanie cutter and dan senor this morning. they're interested in talking about afghanistan and libya, particularly the romney campaign and talking about iran, this report out of t"the new york time times". will an undecided voter vote on the issue tonight? that remains to be seen, toure. >> it remains to be seen how many watch the debate. the candidates are seated at a table together, so they don't have the physical confront tragss that they had last time it's 90...
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. >> well, i do think that since dan senor is a topped a adviser to paul ryan i expect them to bring up the middle east. the question here is, what do you understand happened in the immediate aftermath because we're talking about initial reports. clearly, governor romney was kind of confused in his first responses, too, and his first response to the cameras wasn't successful. hasn't been held through in terms of his tone or attitude afterwards. susan rice speaking soon after the event and it was incredibly messy situation. but more concretely about the whole arab spring and the whole approach there, what would you do differently? are they really proposing full-scale war in syria? no, they want something to be different but they cannot really articulate what that would be. in libya, they took a different approach in getting involved in the first place, governor romney thought that would be mission creep. it comes down to specifics. foreign policy what risks are you prepared to take? what are you on national security priorities? that's your world view and governor romney said this week
. >> well, i do think that since dan senor is a topped a adviser to paul ryan i expect them to bring up the middle east. the question here is, what do you understand happened in the immediate aftermath because we're talking about initial reports. clearly, governor romney was kind of confused in his first responses, too, and his first response to the cameras wasn't successful. hasn't been held through in terms of his tone or attitude afterwards. susan rice speaking soon after the event and...
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senor, were not attacking the notion of talking with iran. they did say and have said before that the president was not supportive enough of the students in the green revolution, but they did not really come out attacking. bruce, what about back channels to iran? you've been involved in some of those in the past. >> we are seeing signs that the sanctions imposed by the united states and the world community are having a real impact in iran now. the economy of iran is in serious free-fall. that's all good news. this is what we wanted to see happen. this is what our israeli ally wanted to see happen as well. if that means the iranians are now finally prepared to come to the table, that's good news. but i think anyone who has ever been engaged in negotiations with the iranians will tell you be careful, keep a good eye on your pocket, because the iranians are going to try to do everything they can to stall and to try to get as much out of you as they possibly can. but i think overall, the notion that iran is now seriously interested in talking fac
senor, were not attacking the notion of talking with iran. they did say and have said before that the president was not supportive enough of the students in the green revolution, but they did not really come out attacking. bruce, what about back channels to iran? you've been involved in some of those in the past. >> we are seeing signs that the sanctions imposed by the united states and the world community are having a real impact in iran now. the economy of iran is in serious free-fall....
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here is what dan senor had to say. >> striking on substance where congressman ryan laid out a plan that he and governor romney want to pursue for the next four years. he laid out what happens happened over the last four years. now the vice president tonight couldn't articulate what happened, no real explanation for what happened over the last four years. >> in continuing in the vain of what you're saying, do you think the obama camp are low on specifics? >> no, i don't. i was shocked at how few specifics paul ryan had. these guys, in the height of hubris audacity, maybe in contempt of the intelligence of the voters are 28 days out and haven't put forward their plan with any specifics. paul ryan was always billed as this wonky guy who can really sweat the details. i thought he looked rather shallow and without any specifics last night. the vice president was able to talk to a level of detail on the recovery and reinvestment act and he even had better details on paul ryan's budget than paul ryan had on paul ryan's budget. >> talking about experience, he definitely played up his experience
here is what dan senor had to say. >> striking on substance where congressman ryan laid out a plan that he and governor romney want to pursue for the next four years. he laid out what happens happened over the last four years. now the vice president tonight couldn't articulate what happened, no real explanation for what happened over the last four years. >> in continuing in the vain of what you're saying, do you think the obama camp are low on specifics? >> no, i don't. i was...
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i spoke with dan senor, one of romney's policy advisers and one of the people that's been inside the debate prep day in and day out. here's what he said about this issue. >> in governor romney, you have someone who's been a chief executive of a state, who's dealt with turnaround, turning around complicated situations throughout his career, both in the united states and around the world, whether it was failed companies, whether it was a failing olympics in salt lake city. so this is someone who's decisive, who has a strong world view and has a history of being able to successfully turn around really messy situations and really messy, complicated organizations. >> reporter: you're saying there might not be that much of a difference between what he did at bain capital and what he could do in the middle east? >> i think that chief executives tend to be able to manage really complicated organizations and really complicated problems. and he's dealt with that throughout his career. >> reporter: the other thing we're told governor romney is going to try to do tonight is connect the topic of
i spoke with dan senor, one of romney's policy advisers and one of the people that's been inside the debate prep day in and day out. here's what he said about this issue. >> in governor romney, you have someone who's been a chief executive of a state, who's dealt with turnaround, turning around complicated situations throughout his career, both in the united states and around the world, whether it was failed companies, whether it was a failing olympics in salt lake city. so this is...